that would seem to me to still leave in quite a bit of salt??? ml ----- Original Message ----- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 6:42 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: OT : Salt in the diet - And MUCH more! No, Actually, I have a habit of draining all the fluid out of the can of most canned veggies and then rinsing them with water before heating them. Christine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Albert Bundt DCB" <albert.bundt@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 8:03 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: OT : Salt in the diet - And MUCH more! > You mean you actually use the salt water it comes in? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: cristy > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 4:14 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: OT : Salt in the diet - And MUCH more! > > Good health/nutrician and healthy recipes? Yes that can of asparagus had > like 368 mg of salt, felt like I was buying a can of soup almost. But I > thnk soup is probably double that. > > Christine > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 7:03 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: OT : Salt in the diet - And MUCH more! > > > > Cristy, > > To get right to the 'heart' of the matter, just look for the > percentage > > of sodium on any packaging. It'll tell you immediately how much 'salt' > is > > in a product, regardless of its form. While salt is not inherently bad > > for > > us (humankind DID evolve with it), it becomes almost toxic as high > levels > > are ingested over time (cumulative effect). Eventually, those levels > can > > reach a point where the Doc tells us to limit or remove it from our > > 'diet'. > > > > Bottom line: Anything you eat in excess will turn bad for you, > because > > your body knows better than your palette what it needs at all times. > On > > the > > other hand, non-food ingestion is NEVER good for you. As a simplistic > > example, as long as you're not already beyond the point where real > bacon > > has > > turned against you, it's ok to eat it once in a while (my apologies to > > anyone who may be offended by my chosen example). Your body naturally > > knows > > what to do with every part of bacon. But if you LIVE for the stuff, it > > will > > get you eventually. The same cannot be said for something like salt > > substitute. By its very nature, it is nothing more than chemicals that > > have > > been found to (poorly) mimic the sensation of salt on the tongue. It > has > > absolutely no nutritional value in and of itself (any vitamins or > minerals > > they add do not change the nature of the chemicals). These non-foods > they > > have been putting into our food supply are SO far from natural that our > > bodies either react to it like a poison/virus and attack it or our > bodies > > get confused as to what it is and we store it for possible later use. > > Fast > > food is full of chemicals and other non-foods. Too much of it is one > of > > the > > primary causes or the US becoming such a heavier place than it used to > be. > > > > I'm not sure who said it, but healthy eating can easily be summed up > > into these 7 simple words. The stuff added in parenthesis are my > > summaries > > of his intent. > > > > "Eat food (real food). Not too much (only eat until you are no longer > > hungry. smaller portions eaten more often throughout the day are much > > healthier than one, two or three large meals). Mostly plants (fruits, > > veggies and leafy plants contain more nutrients and minerals than any > type > > of meat or poultry. they also provide much needed fiber and are less > > acidic > > than meats)." > > > > Note: I am starting to give some serious consideration to creating a > > second > > group for these types of conversations. (PCOffTopic? lol) Give me > > some > > feedback and let me know what you think of the idea. :O) > > > > Peace, > > GMan > > http://tinyurl.com/2s8x23 > > "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask!" > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 5:15 PM > > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: OT : Salt in the diet - And MUCH more! > > > > > >> All this talk of salt and I just started a new diet. I looked at the > >> label > >> on a can of asparagus and lots of salt!.. that got me thinking. Then > >> found > >> a steamer frozen veggie (green beans) that had "0" salt, much better. > >> > >> need to really read those labels! > >> > >> Christine > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and > > everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. > > > > To unsubscribe or change your email settings: > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > > > To access our Archives: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > > To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: > > pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and > everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. > > To unsubscribe or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: > pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and > everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. > > To unsubscribe or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: > pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. 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